The World in Brief from The Economist

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Houthis seize strategic Yemeni port; ECB raises rates, and more
11/09/2026 | 3min
Houthi rebels seized Mocha, a strategic port in western Yemen, as fighting with Saudi-backed forces intensified.

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Treasury yields jump; Brent crude tops $100 a barrel, and more
10/09/2026 | 3min
America’s Treasury department said it would begin to buy back up to $6bn worth of long-dated government debt on Thursday as it attempts to contain borrowing costs.

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OpenAI claims to solve a maths mystery; America hits more Iranian oil tankers, and more
09/09/2026 | 3min
OpenAI said it used an unreleased artificial intelligence model to crack one of mathematics’ trickiest problems.

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Canada-America trade tensions rise; Iran threatens energy firms, and more
08/09/2026 | 3min
Canada was set to impose new tariffs on around 700 American products, including steel, dairy and home appliances.

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Trump envoys arrive in Ukraine; Germany’s AfD on track for big win, and more
07/09/2026 | 3min
Donald Trump’s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, in Kyiv on Sunday—the first time they have visited his country as negotiators.

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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